It was previously revealed that the new family account sharing method will be launched in the second quarter of this year in the United States and other markets.NewsAfter that, it is confirmed that it will start in Taiwan and Hong Kong.Enforcement, we will then send email notifications to those who share the same Netflix account but do not actually live together, requiring them to pay for the additional users.
According to Netflix's instructions, the method for identifying family members and friends living together will be based mainly on network IP addresses. This means that as long as all devices in a home environment using the same Netflix account connect to the outside world using the same set of network IP addresses, they can be identified as family members living together.
However, in addition to determining the device usage location through network IP, Netflix will also refer to the device identification code and the actual usage of the account to determine whether the user is "disguised" to live with the main user of the account through specific methods.
In order to avoid affecting user privacy and security, Netflix stated that it will not determine the user's actual location by collecting GPS information.
As for the additional charges, the standard plan allows you to add one additional non-cohabiting user, and the price is an additional NT$100 or HK$28 per month. In the advanced plan, you can add two non-cohabiting users, and the price is cumulative according to the number of additional users, which is NT$2 or HK$200, and the fee will be paid by the account user according to the payment method specified.
